Prevalence of Smoking among Male Medical Students at Majmaah University, Saudi Arabia
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چکیده
Smoking is defined as burning dry tobacco leaves and inhaling smoke from the burn. This process may be done using different forms of tobbaco products, including cigarettes (Cigars, Little Cigars, Cigarillos), electronic cigarettes, hookah (shisha). can give rise to lung diseases such chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has been proven underlying cause in 84% deaths cancer 83% mortalities COPD. study was conducted determine prevalence smoking among male students Majmaah University, Saudi Arabia. cross-sectional performed January February 2020 on medical A pretested questionnaire used collect data while SPSS for analysis. From 256 students, only 113 responded questionnaire. The found 19.5% (n=22) with most smoked (50%). Most smokers (50 %) were lowest age group, 19-21 years. There an increase income. Of 22 respondents who smoked, 10 started when they 14 17 years old. In conclusion, shows a low College Medicine University. consume majority are not considering quitting
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عنوان ژورنال: Majalah Kedokteran Bandung
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['2338-6223', '0126-074X']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15395/mkb.v54n3.2854